Archive for the ‘Wrestling News’ Category

Shad Gaspard posting a blog on his MySpace page in response to a recent interview he participated in. He says part about him comparing WWE to porn is “pure B.S.”

“It has been brought to my attention that there is an article about me for an interview that I did several months ago, that was supervised by the WWE. The interviewer was very cool but for some reason, has decided to take some of the comments I made out of context, and not use our full conversation. At the time of the interview, we were laughing and joking and having a good time. But now, several months later, because of all the press for Conan, he has made me sound ignorant and uneducated by excluding parts of the conversation. This is a common tool of the media. I myself enjoy WWE programming, but at the same time, sometimes find myself disagreeing with the direction things go. Nonetheless, I always understand that there is a bigger picture than what I see in front of me. As a whole, WWE has taken great strides in preserving our PG rating, and has achieved much success, seeing as our ratings have gone up and our viewership has as well. If this story were worthwhile and creditable, he would have put it out several months ago. ….”

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- WWE will be filming most of the NXT show segments around Tampa and at the FCW gym, aside from the matches taped on Tuesday nights. This comes as a blessing to Steve Keirn, who runs FCW, since WWE has paid for a lot of upgrades to the gym and to the production equipment.

- It appears that the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame will be headlined by Stu Hart, inducted by Bret and Ted DiBiase, inducted by his sons Ted Jr. and Brett. WWE is flying the entire Hart family in from Canada for the Hall of Fame and the DiBiase family will also likely be in attendance.

- As noted before, WWE will begin working on a movie called Killer Karma soon. The movie has a $10 million budget and will be released in theaters, starring WWE Champion Batista. The movie is about a guy being released from prison, presumably Batista, who is trying to get his life in order with fate, friends and enemies getting in his way.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- The Miz was getting ribbed on backstage a lot by his co-workers about being picked to mentor Daniel Bryan on NXT. Sources say that after this week’s NXT premiere, Vince McMahon felt that they had already made Bryan into a star in one night with the Miz interaction and the main event with Chris Jericho.

- WWE began filming the movie Big Red in New Orleans this week. It stars actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan with RAW’s Randy Orton. The movie is based in the mid 1960’s and focuses on a smart 12-year-old boy whose teacher makes him work with a social outcast on a project and the outcast has an incident with a bully at school. Orton will star as the father of the bully who tries to get Harris fired him his job as teacher. Madigan will play the school’s principal.

- There is talk again within WWE about turning Triple H heel later this year. This was talked about last year but put on hold because of the most recent DX reunion.

Jericho Plans, Rare Pix of Kelly Kelly in a Bikini, HOF Spoilers…

Partial source: PWInsider.com

- Daniel Bryan wrote the following on Twitter this week regarding his match with Chris Jericho on WWE NXT: “Resting and allowing my ribs to heal… There’s a reason it’s called a “suicide dive.” Yikes!”

- There are people within WWE right now who are trying to say that the interaction between Michael Cole and Josh Matthews on WWE NXT this week was a shoot but some are skeptical. Joey Styles backed this up on Twitter as he “assured us” that the commentating between Cole and Lawler was “very real.” Styles said that Cole “lives in the WWE bubble.”

Backstage Bryan/NXT News, WrestleMania Matches, Amazing Maryse Bikini Candids…

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- Ric Flair has been seen around Charlotte, North Carolina in the last day or two so he has been released from the hospital after the attack from his wife on Sunday.

- TNA will be trying to break the Guinness World Record for Largest Gathering of People with Mustaches as they hold the Hulk Hogan Fu-Fest on this Friday from 2-4pm in St. Louis at Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood restaurant. They will be giving away prizes to fans with Hogan Fu Manchu’s including front row tickets to Lockdown.

- Mick Foley appeared on the Opie & Anthony radio show earlier this week and one of the hosts said that after the show, Foley said he would be back this Friday and would play the audio of a sex tape he made with his wife Collette. It’s no secret that Foley is a big adult entertainment fan but this could just be a joke from Opie & Anthony.

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